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Welcome To The Media Center
The school media center serves as a hub for information, learning, and exploration. It provides resources that support the curriculum and enhance students' educational experiences. The media center is a place where students can discover new ideas, explore different perspectives, and develop critical thinking skills. It also serves as a space for collaboration, research, and creativity, supporting students in their academic pursuits and preparing them for success in a rapidly changing world.
Technology
Independence High School is well-equipped to offer students a technology-enhanced learning environment, and teachers have taken advantage of this by incorporating technology into their teaching methods.
We have Epson interactive projector/whiteboards in all classrooms as well as Dell Laptops. This is to further student involvement and teacher evaluation in the learning process. We also have a Media Center with a variety of both traditional and the latest learning aids . These resources can be used daily. Our Media Center is the hub for research. Our Media Para-Professional, Mr. Charles Bethell, provides students with expert guidance on how to use various online databases as well as in-house resources to complete their projects.
Our Career Technology Department offers very popular topics and courses. Moreover, the Language Arts Department utilizes technology to ignite an interest in reading by students.
Students: Please review Technology Use Practices at IHS
We will be utilizing Canvas during the 2025-2026 School year as our Learning Management System (LMS). Canvas is a robust platform designed to enhance the educational experience by providing easy access to course materials, assignments, grades, and communication tools in one centralized location. This transition represents our commitment to embracing innovative technologies to support your child's academic journey.
Key Features of Canvas: 1. User-Friendly Interface. Canvas offers a user-friendly interface that is intuitive and easy to navigate, ensuring a seamless learning experience for students.
2. Mobile Accessibility. With the Canvas mobile app, students can access course content, participate in discussions, and submit assignments from anywhere, at any time, using their smartphones or tablets.
3. Multimedia Support. Canvas supports a wide range of multimedia content, allowing teachers to integrate videos, audio files, images, and interactive elements into their lessons to engage students effectively.
4. Collaboration Tools. Canvas provides robust collaboration tools, including discussion boards, group projects, and real-time collaboration features, enabling students to interact with their peers and teachers in a virtual classroom environment.
5. Assessment and Feedback. Canvas offers versatile assessment options, such as quizzes, surveys, and assignments, along with efficient grading and feedback tools to facilitate the learning process.
Why Canvas? Watch the video and see why Fulton County has chosen Canvas as the Learning Management System for the school district.
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Follett Destiny Discover
The Media Center uses Follett’s Destiny Library Manager to maintain our library collection. Patrons access the collection using Destiny Discover, a graphics based circulation software that allows them to search for print and digital content available in their school’s media center. Whether it’s a student or teacher looking for leisure reading/entertainment, materials to support homework or lesson planning, Destiny Discover will help them find what they’re looking for.
Destiny Discover can be accessed by students through Classlink. Look for Destiny Discover on the e-Library tab.
Want to view our collection?
Click the Destiny Icon
Beanstack Reading Challenges
Love reading? Check out Beanstack.com available on Classlink to participate in seasonal and ongoing reading challenges for all ages.
- Track your reading on their website or on the go with the Beanstack app
- Expand your reading horizons with fun challenges – read things outside your favorite genres
- Earn virtual badges as you complete activities
CURRENT DISTRICT WIDE READING CHALLENGE
Back to School Challenge
August 9, 2023 to September 30 2023